Nelson Evening Mail. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1881.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 153, 29 June 1881, Page 2

Nelson Evening Mail. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1881.

Tub particulars of the claims made upon the colony by the Mesisrs Brogden in connection with tho immigration arrangements made between them and the Government of New Zealand have been laid before the Parliament in the form of a petition, a summary of which will be found on the fourth page. This, however, forms but a very small portion of their entire demand upon the colony which amounts to the enormous sum of <£25G 76-t. This arises out of some indefiuite kind of agreement between the claimants and Sir Julius Yogel relative to the construction of railways in Ibis colony, and an action for the recovery of the amount is about to be brought in the Supreme Court, of which the most favorable result that the colony can possibly hope for is that the bill of coats may not amount to a ruinous sum ; that it will under any circumstances be an exceedingly heavy one there can be no doubt, for, as a rule, actions relating to such gigantic sums do not pass through the lawyers' bands without leaving some very substantial memenios behind. Should the Government loee their case, there will be nothing for it but to borrow the wherewithal to meet the claim, for the ordinary reveuue will not bear such a draught upon it. It would, indeed, be a pietly posi'ion to be placed in to have to go on the London money market for a loan to pay an outstanding claim of this kind. Tins being " breaking-up day " Bt the C jlltge, and Mr and Mrs Mackay being about io leave for Wellinptou to morrow, whither they will shortly be followed by Messrs Mamie at and Firth, the pupils assembled this morning to bid good-bye to those who have for so long labored among them as teachers. On behalf of his fellow scholars, FlemiDg, the*senior boy, presented to Mr Mackay a water color painting of the Nelson College, the work of Professor Geisler, and the following address, tastefully illuminated by Mr Pownall :— " We, the present pupils of the Nelsou College, wish to express our deep regret at your departure, and at the j same time to render our most hearty thanks to you for your untiring exertions in promoting our education and general welfare. The kindness and attention which we have always received from Mrs Mackay and yourself, especially in times of sickness, will ever be gratefully remembered by us. Wishing you and Mrs Mackay as much success in Wellington as you have achieved in Nelson, we beg that you will accept with this testimonial of our affection a painting of the building where you have unselfishly labored on behalf of your numerous pupils for the last fifteen and a-half years — Signed by the ten upper boys on behalf of tho remainder of the pupils." Some elegantly-bound volumes were also presented to Messrs Bar- icoat and Firth, and after all three had replied, hearty cneers were given fur them as well as for Mrs Mackay, who, together with the three departing masters, will be attended by the good wishes of all who have had experience of their care and kindness during the many years they have been at the Institution they are now leaving. At the Magistrates' Court this morning judgment was given in the case of White v. Jordan, the plaintiff, who, aa Chairman of the Waimea Road Board, sued for damage done to the Board's office at Richmond, was nonsuited with costs £1 Is. — Wymond'a Trustees v. Thorburu : Action to recover £7 143 6d. Judgment was given for the plaintiffs, for whom Mr Percy Adam« appeared. There were several other similar cases eet dewn for hearing but they bad bsen settled prior to tho Court meeting. — The case of O'Connor v. Stewart was ordered to stand over until next Wednesday. A LBTTKn from our Welli. g on correspondent is crowded out of to-dnj'a issue. A s cosd match for £25 a side between Mr Bolton's Half Caete and Mr Blower'a Doncaster was run at Hope this afternoon when the tables were turned, the former winning easily by three lengths. Amoh» the losses sustained by Mr Jago in the fire oo Monday night was a box contaiaing £65 in notes, and £100 worth of jewellery, inc'uding a diamond ring valued at £40. There should be no unemployed bricklayers in the vicinity of Wellington for the next two or three weeks, as it is said that in Foxton alone there are no less than 250 chimneys requiring re-building in consequence of the late earthquake. In such an emergeucy ttie local supply 13 not equal to the demand, there being at present but one bricklayer in the place. Thb Provincial Hall was crammed last night in every part on the occasion of the lecture by the Rev F. I. Jones on Volcanoes, a subject to which additional interest bad been imparted by the upheaval on Sunday last which was so severely felt in the Wellington district. The lecturer did not pre-' tend to treat his Jsubject scientifically, but contrived to make his audience spend a very enjoyable hour and a half, while in a pleasant chatty way he described the very beautiful | transparencies which he exhibited, and which were illustrative of the giant volcanoes of the world as well as of some of the most beautiful of New Zealand sceuery, especially in the vicinity of the hot lakes. During the interval glees and concerted pieces were sung by the members of the All Saints' choir. The receipts, which will be devoted to reducing the debt on All Saints' Church, must have formed a considerable addition to the fund for that purpose. Ax advertisement, which appears elsewhere, states that an entertainment is to be given under the auspices of the trustees of the Theatre Royal, on Tuesday evening next, I for the purpose of liquidating tbe expense incurred in fitting the " escape doors," in the above-named place with the patented escape door lock, and effecting other alterations, calculated to afford the audience ready egress in the event of fire or panic. This action on part of the trustees is deserving of public recognition, and it is hoped that they will be rewarded by a bumper house. Particulars of the entertainment will be published in a future issue. It is believed there will be a strong attempt made to throw out the Licensing Bill on the third reading, aa in its present form it is distasteful alike to publicans and those who wish to see the liquor traffic fairly regulated. A Good Templar remarked to a non-abstainer in the Lobbies to-day that the publicans would have eventually to succumb if the Bill as amended was carried through Parliament. The other retorted that the elective element would reduce the per centage of teetotallers at least 40 per cent, because the publicans in self-defence, would buy up all the reformed topers in the Good Templar order.— Post. In its report of the proceedings in Committee on the Licensing Bill tbe Post says: — Mr Tole moved a new sub-section, establishing a confectioner's or eating-house license for the sale of liquor consumed with the victuals eaten— a provision Bimilar to that in force in Canterbury. The license fee Mr Tole proposed should be £10. A lot of debate ensued, all sides of tbe question being canvassed pretty freely. Mr Hursthouse brought the matter to a crisis by pointing out that in the " almighty struggle" under the elective system the publicans, if in the ascendant, would object to a confectioner's license on selfish grounds, while il in tho : election tha Good Templars gained a victory ijthey would take caro that the confectioners 1

did not get a license. A division followed this sage observation, and tbe Good Templars gained a victory without waiting for tha election.